Fringe colleagues JJ Abrams and JH Wyman have sold a new pilot to Fox.

The duo's new show has been given a pilot production commitment by the network, according to Deadline.

Abrams and Wyman's new project - a co-production between Warner Bros and Bad Robot - is said to be a futuristic take on the "buddy cop" format, where human police officers in the LAPD are each paired up with android partners.

Wyman will write the series, and is an executive producer with Abrams and Bad Robot's Bryan Burk. Fringe and Person of Interest's Kathy Lingg has also been named as co-executive producer.